afternoon rain from seattle to northern california. snowshowers in montana and the dakotas. warm across the south. the northeast, meanwhile, is breezy and chilly, with some scattered showers. >>> and finally from us this morning, it was a big night for blake shelton at the country music awards. >> "the voice" star took home three trophies, including a surprise win for the evening's top award. with more, here's abc's george pennacchio. >> reporter: blake shelton won the country music association's ultimate prize, entertainer of the year. >> a country guy. and i do country music. and i want to be -- i want to make nashville proud. and i want to push the boundaries as much as i can. >> reporter: he also won male vocalist honors and shared the award with the female vocalist of the year, his wife, miranda lambert. >> it's been my goal to win the song writer of the year for cma. and we just did it. me and my husband. >> reporter: little big town had a big night, winning vocal group of the year and single of the year for "pontoon." backstage, they were thrilled. >> we feel so grate